Theme problem with XP

[Connemara]

Something's up with my grandparents' OS. I first thought it was just a W98 theme of something, but the only option in display properties is "Windows Classic style." Where is the option for XP? Can this be fixed with a registry edit or something?

I'll add a screenshot in a minute.

 

[Connemara]

 

[sonick]

Try:

Right click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Performance Settings -> Adjust for Best Appearance.

Personally I always use the "Adjust fort best performance" which disables the themes and keeps things clean, simple and speedy.

 

[Connemara]

No luck on that, but thanks for the attempt.

 

[Neo_Version 7]

That actually happened to me earlier and I use Vista.

I wish SF was always that minimalist. Oh, well.

 

[sonick]

Did you try turning it off and on?

 

[keikun13]

I assume you're talking about the default XP theme (the one with the green Start button and blue task bar). Here's the instructions on how to get it back: http://swatrant.blogspot.com/2005/09...e-missing.html I always use the "old" XP theme just because it seems to give better performance. But then again, I mainly use OS X for all my computing needs. XP is just for games.

 

[Connemara]

Thanks, I was able to change the theme with the methods in that link.

However, Firefox still isn't displaying images and whatnot. Any ideas on how to fix this?

 

[keikun13]

Could be a Firefox issue. Check out the settings. There should be a tab called "Content", make sure the setting "Load images automatically" is checked. Otherwise, I would just reinstall Firefox.

 

[Berticus]

It almost looks like a caching problem. I'd still suggest clearing the cache anyway. Tools >> Clear Private Data... or Ctrl+Shift+Del. You can uncheck everything except the cache.